Millie had her well-baby appointment last Thursday morning. Poor thing had to have 4 shots in her legs and 4 pricks to the same middle finger. She was exhausted and so was I after we left there. She did amazingly well though. She only cried during the shots. Of course, getting her first lollipop helped cheer her up rather quickly. She had the most horrible reaction of a fever and rashes a few days later hence the late post. We've gotten over that now, thank the Lord!
She weighs 18lbs, 3oz and is 29.5" log (70th %). Head is 17.5" (30th %). So she's a long and lean, tiny tot. I started her on whole milk last month and even though, she will only take a couple of swigs each sitting, we're gonna keep going with it to make sure she gets the nutrients she needs to add some fat on her skinny self. Because she's 10th percentile in weight, dr wants to see her again in about a month. The really good thing is that she's tripled her birth weight which is normal.
She's had lots of new tricks during her 11th month:
-she hugs
-she intentionally puts objects back in baskets or in close vicinity
-she stands without support but hasn't gotten herself up from sit to stand yet
-she stretches to get from one piece of furniture or toy to the other so she's becoming a lot more daring upright.
-she brushes her hair and can show you where her hair is
-walks with one hand held
-can eat a handful of goldfish all at one time
-looks for food she's accidentally dropped and then will pick it back up and eat it
-spits food out which is really handy when she's put a leaf or something gross in her mouth. She'll show me, so I can take it out.
-dislikes milk after about 2 sips, but loves loves loves yogurt, cheese and ice cream
-holds the bath cup to drink the water, yum!
-puts her face under the water to kiss her bath toys
-feeds others food she doesn't like (ie veggies)
-can make sounds like an Indian (that's the only way I can describe it)
And just recently she'll play like she's blowing kisses but she's really playing peek-a-boo but wants to still see you so she doesn't cover her eyes, just her mouth. Too cute.
She loved this bunny! She threw a fit when I took her off his lap and she got to spend more time with the bunny than anyone else. I could hardly believe it. We really had a lot of fun though because 3 of my girlfriends and their kids joined us to go see the Easter Bunny.
Millie has been quite the party animal this month as we have several family birthdays in March. Curtis turns 7 tomorrow and had a party on Friday to celebrate. Leigh did a fantastic job on the Lego pit where a couple of adult and kid-friendly Lego competitions took place. A Lego wall bordered the pit and occupied Millie greatly as she strolled back and forth on the wall throwing the Legos from the wall. She didn't even notice all the action she was missing inside the pit.
Today, Sunday, has been a beautiful Spring day. We have spent lots of it outside. We have a pine tree in the backyard so Millie has been especially entertained by all the pine cones. She even took one with her inside to take a nap. I don't know how she picks those things up and holds them so tightly. They are so prickly and hurt my hands. It kind of reminds me of being able to run around barefoot as a kid and now I can barely do it without walking very very slowly. As you can tell by the funny photo with Matt, it was a windy day!
I'm measuring at exactly 13 weeks and 4 days today. The due date is still Sept 20. This baby started out on his/her head for the ultrasound tech to take a picture and then tumbled on its back. His/her heart rate was again 150 bpm. Matt and I got to see all the fingers and toes and you can definitely pick out the spinal cord in the headstand photo. The mass in its head (in the side profile photos) is the brain, go figure. The technician told us 85% chance it's a boy because we did see something consistently between its legs in almost every other shot, but she wasn't for certain so I'm not going to go out and buy blue just yet. We'll see more of the rest of its parts (a obvious boy or girl determination) in about 7 more weeks right in time for my 30th birthday!
Millie had her well-baby appointment last Thursday morning. Poor thing had to have 4 shots in her legs and 4 pricks to the same middle finger. She was exhausted and so was I after we left there. She did amazingly well though. She only cried during the shots. Of course, getting her first lollipop helped cheer her up rather quickly. She had the most horrible reaction of a fever and rashes a few days later hence the late post. We've gotten over that now, thank the Lord!
March 11, 2009: Unlike last year, Matt and I got a good night's rest. Millie and I started our day at 7am (the exact time Millie was born). She gave a huge grin as I sang "Happy Birthday" to her first thing this morning. We've sang that song more times than I can count today and got a smile every time. We had big surprises planned for her on this day. #1 I was so anxious to see how she would react to her new forward-facing car seat. Oh man, what a reaction too! Every few minutes or so, I would sporadically hear giggles behind me as we drove to our first errand, Bella's yearly check-up. I looked back at her, and she would giggle at me. #2 Lunch at Chick-fil-a with her Aunt Leigh and three cousins. More fun times in her new car seat. 
Who knew that the wagon would keep the attention span of a 10 month old and 1 year old?! It was funny to hear them babbling back and forth with each other.
Matt got to work on his Jeep which had been long overdue. I got to finish up Millie's birthday shopping and do some maternity shopping for me. I found 5 outfits for $20 at, believe it or not, Once Upon a Child. Love that store!
of things at church is Millie takes her morning nap in Daddy's arms near the end of the praise music and wakes up toward the end of the sermon. Then off to lunch... it's quite perfect. We'll see how long that lasts.
